Advanced prostate cancer previously considered inoperable may be operable, curable
... some physicians have considered it inoperable via radical prostatectomy, according to Dr. Zincke. He explain...s 79 percent at only five years. In contrast, with radical prostatectomy, 79 percent of the patients lived at least 15 years. Says Dr. Zincke, "So, obviously s...Certain weight control behaviors may precipitate obesity among adolescent girls
...at 496 adolescent girls (11-15 year olds) who used radical weight-control, were depressed and had obese parents were more likely to become obese. On the other hand, the authors found that eating high fat foods, binge eating or infrequent exercise were not as much linked to predicting future obesity as one mi...Nanotechnology's miniature answers to developing world's biggest problems
...a relatively new field that will soon be providing radical and relatively inexpensive solutions to critical development problems." Nanotechnology is the study, design, creation, synthesis, manipulation, and application of functional materials, devices, and systems through control of matter at the nanometer s...Little answers to world's biggest problems
...a relatively new field that will soon be providing radical and relatively inexpensive solutions to critical development problems." The authors point out that several developing countries have launched their own nanotechnology initiatives in order to strengthen their capacity and sustain economic growth. For ...Rare surgery performed to remove pancreas, prevent diabetes
...al of the entire pancreas is an accepted, although radical last-resort, surgery to give relief from pain, usually from inflammation of pancreatitis. In the past, such surgery might eliminate the pain but would leave the patient with severe, poorly-controlled diabetes, since the insulin-producing islets of La...Medical journals are an extension of the marketing arm of pharmaceutical companies
... made available on regulated websites. Only such a radical step would, I think, stop journals being beholden to companies. Instead of publishing trials journals could concentrate on critically describing them."...The role of the Royal Society should be reviewed
...The Lancet comments: "The Royal Society began as a radical idea--a place to discuss the subversive subject of science and to witness remarkable experimentsBut the Royal Society today is a lazy institution, resting on its historical laurels. Instead of being the intellectual hub of European scientific culture...Patients with disease, cancer of the esophagus benefit from new technique developed by OHSU surgeons
... need to have my chest cracked open. This was less radical and less threatening. I'm a single parent with three children, so I didn't want to have a lot of concerns and worries about the procedure or the results." Curington echoed those words. "I decided I liked life too much not to have the surgery. And tho...Antibiotic treatment successful against elephantiasis
...crofti adult worms, has so far failed to deliver a radical curative treatment. The antifilarial drugs currently used, diethylcarbamazine and ivermectin, are predominantly active against the larval offspring of the parasite. These treatments form the basis of global programmes used to eliminate lymphatic fila...Keyhole surgery is a safe option for colon cancer
...oscopic [keyhole] surgery can be used for safe and radical resection of cancer in the right, left, and sigmoid colon...Further studies of the current surgical approaches for colon cancer are warranted to establish the optimum procedure for the individual patient with colon cancer."...Voice-to-voice translation machine perfects bedside manner
...hree point something" -- it has gone through three radical reconstructions in its three years of development so far. Transonics interface displays a possible message or messages captured from doctor's speech. The doctor can choose the one he wants, and the machine will pronounce a Persian translation. Right...Study examines accuracy of PSA values for detecting prostate cancer
...is a 35 percent risk of subsequent treatment after radical prostatectomy, presumably due to disease recurrence. However, lowering the threshold would have 2 consequences: increased biopsy rates and the possibility of increased detection and treatment of biologically inconsequential cancers. Currently, men in...The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, issue 3
...eased physical activity, but do not appear to have radical impacts on reducing overweight and obesity gain. The epidemic of child obesity demands serious action, and around the world many people have looked at ways of helping children eat less and exercise more. In preparing this review, the Cochrane Review ...Clinical factors can help determine risk of prostate cancer death after radical prostatectomy
... of prostate cancer death for patients following a radical prostatectomy, according to a study in the July 27... risk for prostate cancer-specific death following radical prostatectomy, and 2) to identify men who are at high risk and may benefit from aggressive treatment...Hopkins researchers identify risk factors for prediction of lethal prostate cancer after recurrence
... and is often cured by a surgical procedure called radical prostatectomy. However, as many as one-third of th... the researchers studied 379 patients treated with radical prostatectomy at Johns Hopkins between 1982 and 2000 who had a biochemical (PSA) recurrence - signs ...Green tea ingredient prevents Alzheimer's-like brain damage in mice
... known as flavonoids that can protect against free radical damage to the brain. However, Dr. Tan and colleagues demonstrated that other flavinoids in green tea actually oppose naturally-occurring EGCG's ability to prevent the harmful build-up of beta-amyloid. Thus, Dr. Tan said, drinking green tea alone woul...Evidence of a new hereditary joint disorder
... syndrome, cartilage de-bonds and strips away at a radical rate, leaving bones completely unprotected and joints exceptionally susceptible to shattering. "Further studies elucidating the mechanisms leading to the delamination of cartilage from bone in this family," notes Dr. Moskowitz, Senior Study...Penn surgeons use completely robotic surgery to treat prostate cancer
...of the most-feared possible long-term effects of a radical prostatectomy are erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence," says Dr. Lee. "My specially-trained team and I have discovered that by using the robotic technique there is greater nerve sparing, which provides patients with the best chance for main...Radical surgery best option for most ovarian cancer patients with cancer in diaphragm
...s of surgery in general, and prevent the option of radical surgery, surgeons should work to increase the rate of tumor reduction, including diaphragm surgery, in appropriate cases. In addition to Dr. Cliby, the research team included Giovanni Aletti, M.D.; Sean Dowdy, M.D.; and Karl Podratz, M.D., Ph.D....Study examines safety of radical prostatectomy for older men
... cancer death. In patients with localized disease, radical prostatectomy is associated with lower disease-spe...owever, few men older than age 70 are treated with radical prostatectomy. A recent survey found that 69% of Canadian urologists and 53% of American urologists ...